Christopher Clayton
Associate Professor of Finance
Christopher Clayton does research in international finance and macroeconomics, finance, and macroeconomics. His research topics include geoeconomics and geopolitics, reserve currency internationalization, multinational banking, financial regulation, and monetary policy. He is a Faculty Research Fellow (IFM, ITI) at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He received a PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 2020.
Education
PhD, Harvard University, 2020
BA, University of Chicago, 2012
Articles
A Framework for Geoeconomics
Bail-Ins, Optimal Regulation, and Crisis Resolution
A Theory of Dynamic Inflation Targets
Optimal Illiquidity
The Political Economy of Geoeconomic Power
Internationalizing Like China
Crisis Interventions in Corporate Insolvency
China in Tax Havens
Putting Economics Back Into Geoeconomics
Multinational Banks and Financial Stability
Working Papers
Geoeconomic Pressure
Financial Regulation and AI: A Faustian Bargain?
A Theory of Economic Coercion and Fragmentation
International Currency Competition
Achievements
NSF CAREER Grant – CAREER: Understanding Geoeconomic Factors for Achieving Geopolitical and Economic Objectives, 2025
AQR Top Finance Graduate Award, 2020
Finance Theory Group: Best Finance Theory Job Market Paper, 2020